Alexis and Nick are having a baby, you guys! Baby R is due to arrive on the scene in the middle of March, and a few weeks ago, Alexis’ mom hosted a little party for the mama-to-be. Obviously I volunteered to bring treats, and I sent Alexis this site for ideas. She said these Faux-stess cupcakes looked......
I love baking treats for my friends for their birthdays, but I can easily get caught up in trying to decide what to make. I have endless bookmarked recipes on both my work and home laptops, bakebooks with post-its attached, and of course, my new food magazine supply; a stack which is growing at a concerning......
Citrus desserts don’t really get me too excited, but in the case of meyer lemons, I decided that a little investigation was required. Meyer lemons join the long, long list of things I never knew existed before I started reading food blogs. I had a pretty serious case of fomo (h/t Nicole) that relates to......
I think it’s so fitting that we’re kicking off Year 2 on Planet Byn with a recipe that’s connected to Danielle. You guys know that Danielle is my East Coast BFF who introduced me to food blogs almost three years ago. For Christmas this year, she got me a subscription to Bon Appetit –......
Happy Blog-iversary to me! I can’t believe it’s been one year and 97 posts (!) since I started Planet Byn! I love my little blog so much, and want to thank you for reading and supporting me over the past year (and eating the benefits!). I’m actually in Halifax for work right now, but I’ll be having a......
We all know by now how I feel about the Golden Globes; they are my Superbowl. Kristine and Nicole were both away for them this year, so I kicked it with Mom & Dad and we had a good time watching together, after we had a chat about not spontaneously changing channels to football during......
There was a Taco Bell up the street from my high school, and according to some cryptic notes in my yearbooks from Alexis and Kristine, we were regular customers. None of us really remembers going there that often, but I guess it went down (or else it was code for something else??). Anyway, in my......
One of the best things about the food blogosphere is realizing how easy it is to make certain things at home that you previously did not realize were an option. This can be exciting, but dangerous at the same time. Case in point: let’s talk chicken wings. I’m admittedly not a wing lover; they’re too......
I’ve always assumed making risotto is a lengthy process, based on what I’ve seen on the Food Network. I’ve never made it at home, because it seems kind of intimidating, and I hate wasting time and ingredients on things that don’t turn out. Nevertheless, I know I need to work on this, so I bought a bag......
Do you remember these Hummus Cakes? I made them last year when I was doing my Elimination Challenge. Since I couldn’t have tomatoes, mushrooms and eggplant at the beginning of the challenge, I missed out on the Caponata Stew, which is a slightly spicy vegetarian dish. Alexis’ mother-in-law made this for us a few summers ago when......